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slightlv

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4. The longer Congress is out of office,

Reply to Bayard (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 01:54 PM

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the longer he gets to root himself as King of America. And, with the only people getting paid being "law enforcer" types... and, by paying them the way he's paying them they cease being OUR law enforcement officers and become Privatized law enforcement and military (aka mercenaries) beholding only to trump... not to we, the people... nor to their original oath of office.

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